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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 14, 2011 Page 13 been moved in 2011, quite successfully, to the adjacent VFW site, and it was be- ing considered to continue that partnership over the next few years at a minimum during construction. In response to Councilmember Pust's request that the current building's history be celebrated in the new facility since it had been around even longer than the City, Chief O'Neill advised that discussions included that history in the training towers, as well as providing history walls of former firefighter photos and the department throughout its 67-year history; intending to build off the recent farewell ceremo- ny. Councilmember Johnson stated that he would be taking the opposite stance from that of Councilmember Pust, since the design team included some of the foremost LEED experts in the nation, questioning what added value LEED certification would have for Roseville residents, if sustainable construction was used, but no third-party certification provided. Councilmember Johnson asked that such a dis- cussion be included going forward; and concurred with Councilmember Willmus' request for square footage comparisons, including the cost differences for Options 2 and 3 for Green Globe and significant differences in those two (2) levels. Councilmember McGehee stated that she would argue the other side for LEED certification; and would like to see how this fits into the overall City Campus plan; how to save on the space and cost by utilizing other features already on campus and make them available to the fire station and make fire station facilities available to the entire campus (e.g. training and exercise equipment and areas on campus) as well as making them available to all staff and the public for other pro- grams. Councilmember McGehee suggested that the License Center be brought back to City Hall in the fire administration offices vacated; and advised that she was not impressed with the comment that the current site design provided a nice site line to City Hall's front door, she wanted to see parking utilized and produc- tively campus-wide. Councilmember McGehee expressed her agreement with Councilmember Pust in supporting third-party certification; and her comments that the library had received considerable attention, and opined that the City should seek that leadership attention as well. Councilmember McGehee further opined that she would prefer to see money spend on LEED Certification and save money on better utilization of current and future space such as resolving access issues for others to use the Police Department exercise area; and to make this ad- dition to the City Campus more synergistic and functional in the best arrangement for Roseville citizens. Chief O'Neill concurred that citizens should receive the best and most functional building and campus available; however, he noted the need to accommodate the safety and needs of the firefighters serving the community as well; and assured that the design team was seeking to balance that into the new station.